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Film: Fences

Some people build fences to keep people out - and other people build fences to keep people in.

Troy Maxson makes his living as a sanitation worker in 1950s Pittsburgh. Maxson once dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, but was deemed too old when the major leagues began admitting black athletes. Bitter over his missed opportunity, Troy creates further tension in his family when he squashes his son's chance to meet a college football recruiter

Director: Denzel Washington

Writers: August Wilson (screenplay by), August Wilson (based upon his play "Fences")